² At this the high priest Ananias^(A) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.^{(B) 3} Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!^(C) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”^(D)

⁴ Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”